St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Rochdale
Unique reference
149873
Address
Shaw Road, Thornham, OL16 4RX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1096 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
26.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.5%
Persistent absence
42.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.4%
African 14.7%
Pakistani 7.8%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 6.2%
Other Black 3%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.4%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
215
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
149
2nd preference
124
3rd preference
80
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
149
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
196
92
104
Year 8
219
107
112
Year 9
199
91
108
Year 10
242
113
129
Year 11
240
129
111
Year 2023-2024

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